Pete Rose has submitted a new request to be reinstated to baseball, according to new Commissioner Rob Manfred.
The career hits leader agreed to a lifetime ban in August 1989 following an investigation by Major League Baseball that concluded he bet on the Cincinnati Reds to win while managing the team.Read More »

The head of baseball's Internet company is defending the sport's new replay system.
Bob Bowman, chief executive officer of MLB Advanced Media, says the system based at his company's office has largely worked.
Through Monday, calls by umpires have been confirmed in 33 of 89 challenges and overturned in 30.Read More »

Federal judges say two lawsuits Alex Rodriguez filed against Major League Baseball can remain on separate tracks for now.
U.S. District Judges Lorna G. Schofield and Edgardo Ramos issued a joint order in Manhattan on Friday granting a request by the New York Yankees' third baseman's lawyers.Read More »

Alex Rodriguez says his season-long suspension could be a benefit, allowing him to rest and return to the Yankees for the final three years of his contract.
Speaking late Wednesday in Mexico's capital during a promotional appearance, Rodriguez declined to talk specifically about his suspension for violating baseball's drug agreement and labor contract.
Rodriguez, speaking publiclRead More »

A federal judge says Alex Rodriguez cannot file portions of arbitrator Fredric Horowitz's decision under seal as part of a lawsuit seeking to overturn the one-year suspension from baseball given to the New York Yankees third baseman.
U.S. District Judge William H.Read More »

The bidding for Japanese star pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has begun.
All 30 major league teams have been notified that the 30-day period to sign the star 25-year-old right-hander began at 8 a.m. EST Thursday, according to Major League Baseball spokesman Michael Teevan. Clubs have until 5 p.m. on Jan.Read More »

The average salary in the major leagues has risen 5.4 percent to a record $3.39 million this year, its steepest increase since 2006.
The New York Yankees had the highest average for the 15th consecutive season at a record $8.17 million, breaking the mark of $7.66 million when they won the World Series in 2009.Read More »